NURS-1512 EXAM 1 Q’S 2025
NURS-1512 EXAM 1 Q’S 2025 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse understands that the priority nursing action needed when
medical asepsis is used includes:
a. handwashing.
b. surgical procedures.
c. autoclaving of instruments.
d. sterilization of equipment. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a.
handwashing.
Handwashing with soap and water is:
a. the most effective way to reduce the number of bacteria on the nurse's
hands.
b. more effective than alcohol-based products for washing hands.
,c. necessary for hand hygiene if hands are visibly soiled.
d. not necessary if the nurse wears artificial nails. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ c. necessary for hand hygiene if hands are visibly
soiled.
When caring for patients, the nurse understands that the single most
important technique to prevent and control the transmission of infection
is:
a. hand hygiene.
b. the use of disposable gloves.
c. the use of isolation precautions.
d. sterilization of equipment. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a. hand
hygiene.
Which of the following measures is appropriate when a nurse is washing
his or her hands?
a. Use very hot water.
b. Leave rings and watches in place.
c. Lather for at least 15 to 20 seconds.
d. Keep the fingers and hands up and the elbows down. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ c. lather for at least 15 to 20 seconds
The nurse shows an understanding of the psychological implications for
a patient on isolation when planning care to control the risk for:
,a. denial.
b. aggression.
c. regression.
d. isolation.
e. depression. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ d. isolation.
An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for the patient on
isolation precautions is to:
a. double-bag all disposable items and linens.
b. put another gown over the one worn if it has become wet.
c. place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport.
d. hand items to be reused directly to a nurse standing outside the room.
- ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. place specimen containers in plastic
bags for transport.
Before entering the room of a patient on isolation where all protective
barriers are required, the nurse first puts on the:
a. gown.
b. gloves.
c. eyewear.
d. mask/respirator. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a. gown.
, The patient is presenting to the hospital with a high fever and a
productive cough. He says that he hasn't felt right since he returned from
visiting Somalia about a month before admission. He also states that he
has lost about 20 pounds in the last month and frequently wakes up in
the middle of the night sweaty and "clammy." What should the nurse
prepare to do?
a. Place the patient on contact isolation.
b. Place the patient in a negative-pressure room.
c. Place the patient on droplet precautions.
d. Use standard precautions only. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ b.
Place the patient in a negative-pressure room.
For patients with which of the following conditions should the nurse
implement airborne precautions?
a. Rubella
b. Influenza
c. Tuberculosis
d. Pediculosis - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. tuberculosis
The patient is admitted to the pediatric unit with severe pertussis. The
nurse explains to the parents and the child that the patient will be treated
with the use of:
a. airborne precautions.
b. standard precautions only.
c. droplet precautions.
NURS-1512 EXAM 1 Q’S 2025 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
The nurse understands that the priority nursing action needed when
medical asepsis is used includes:
a. handwashing.
b. surgical procedures.
c. autoclaving of instruments.
d. sterilization of equipment. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a.
handwashing.
Handwashing with soap and water is:
a. the most effective way to reduce the number of bacteria on the nurse's
hands.
b. more effective than alcohol-based products for washing hands.
,c. necessary for hand hygiene if hands are visibly soiled.
d. not necessary if the nurse wears artificial nails. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ c. necessary for hand hygiene if hands are visibly
soiled.
When caring for patients, the nurse understands that the single most
important technique to prevent and control the transmission of infection
is:
a. hand hygiene.
b. the use of disposable gloves.
c. the use of isolation precautions.
d. sterilization of equipment. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a. hand
hygiene.
Which of the following measures is appropriate when a nurse is washing
his or her hands?
a. Use very hot water.
b. Leave rings and watches in place.
c. Lather for at least 15 to 20 seconds.
d. Keep the fingers and hands up and the elbows down. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ c. lather for at least 15 to 20 seconds
The nurse shows an understanding of the psychological implications for
a patient on isolation when planning care to control the risk for:
,a. denial.
b. aggression.
c. regression.
d. isolation.
e. depression. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ d. isolation.
An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for the patient on
isolation precautions is to:
a. double-bag all disposable items and linens.
b. put another gown over the one worn if it has become wet.
c. place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport.
d. hand items to be reused directly to a nurse standing outside the room.
- ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. place specimen containers in plastic
bags for transport.
Before entering the room of a patient on isolation where all protective
barriers are required, the nurse first puts on the:
a. gown.
b. gloves.
c. eyewear.
d. mask/respirator. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a. gown.
, The patient is presenting to the hospital with a high fever and a
productive cough. He says that he hasn't felt right since he returned from
visiting Somalia about a month before admission. He also states that he
has lost about 20 pounds in the last month and frequently wakes up in
the middle of the night sweaty and "clammy." What should the nurse
prepare to do?
a. Place the patient on contact isolation.
b. Place the patient in a negative-pressure room.
c. Place the patient on droplet precautions.
d. Use standard precautions only. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ b.
Place the patient in a negative-pressure room.
For patients with which of the following conditions should the nurse
implement airborne precautions?
a. Rubella
b. Influenza
c. Tuberculosis
d. Pediculosis - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. tuberculosis
The patient is admitted to the pediatric unit with severe pertussis. The
nurse explains to the parents and the child that the patient will be treated
with the use of:
a. airborne precautions.
b. standard precautions only.
c. droplet precautions.
